Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

43 · Born: Jan 28, 1981

Personal Details

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Born Jan 28, 1981 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Parents
  • Warren Wood
  • Debbie Warren (Krause)
Relatives
  • Zack Wood (Sibling)
  • Hannah Wood (Sibling)

Biography

Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28, 1981) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of Frodo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012). Wood made his film debut with a small part in Back to the Future Part II (1989). He went on to achieve recognition as a child actor with roles in Avalon (1990), Paradise (1991), Radio Flyer (1992), Forever Young (1992), The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993), and The Good Son (1993). As a teenager, he starred in films such as North (1994), The War (1994), Flipper (1996), The Ice Storm (1997), Deep Impact (1998), and The Faculty (1998). Following the success of The Lord of the Rings, Wood has appeared in a wide range of films, including Spy Kids 3D: Game Over (2003), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Sin City (2005), Green Street Hooligans (2005), Everything Is Illuminated (2005), Paris, je t'aime (2006), Bobby (2006), Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012), Maniac (2012), Grand Piano, Cooties, The Last Witch Hunter (2015), The Trust (2016), I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017), and Come to Daddy (2019). Wood's voice roles include Mumble in Happy Feet (2006) and its sequel (2011), the title character in 9 (2009), Spyro the Dragon in the Legend of Spyro video game trilogy (2006–2008), Beck on Disney XD's Tron: Uprising (2012–2013), and Wirt in the Cartoon Network miniseries Over the Garden Wall (2014). He also played Ryan Newman on the FX dark comedy series Wilfred (2011–2014), for which he received a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor, and Todd Brotzman in the BBC America series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016–2017).

Career

2023
The Toxic Avenger
The Toxic Avenger as Fritz Garbinger
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Yellowjackets
Yellowjackets as Walter
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2021
No Man of God
No Man of God as Bill Hagmaier
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2020
Summer Camp Island
Summer Camp Island as Saxophone (voice)
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2019
Come to Daddy
Come to Daddy as Norval Greenwood
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2018
The Panama Papers
The Panama Papers as John Doe (voice)
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Star Wars Resistance
Star Wars Resistance as Jace Rucklin (voice)
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2017
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
2016
The Trust
The Trust as David Waters
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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency as Todd Brotzman
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2015
The Last Witch Hunter
The Last Witch Hunter as Dolan 37th
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2014
Open Windows
Open Windows as Nick Chambers
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Cooties
Cooties as Clint
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Set Fire to the Stars
Set Fire to the Stars as John M. Brinnin
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Over the Garden Wall
Over the Garden Wall as Wirt (voice)
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2013
Maniac: The Making of Documentary
Pawn Shop Chronicles
Pawn Shop Chronicles as Johnny Shaw
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Grand Piano
Grand Piano as Tom Selznick
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2012
Celeste & Jesse Forever
Celeste & Jesse Forever as Scott
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Maniac
Maniac as Frank
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Revenge for Jolly!
Revenge for Jolly! as Thomas
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The Narrative of Victor Karloch
The Narrative of Victor Karloch as William Merriwether
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Tron: Uprising
Tron: Uprising as Beck
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Treasure Island
Treasure Island as Ben Gunn
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Red vs. Blue
Red vs. Blue as Sigma
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2011
Happy Feet Two
Happy Feet Two as Mumble (voice)
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Beastie Boys: Fight for Your Right Revisited
Beastie Boys: Fight for Your Right Revisited as Ad-Rock (B-Boys 1)
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Wilfred
Wilfred as Ryan Newman
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2010
The Romantics
The Romantics as Chip
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WWII in HD: The Air War
WWII in HD: The Air War as Andy Rooney (voice)
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Funny or Die Presents...
Funny or Die Presents... as James
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2009
9
9 as 9 (voice)
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Glenn Martin DDS
Glenn Martin DDS as Chester Chislehurst
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2008
The Oxford Murders
The Oxford Murders as Martin
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2007
Day Zero
Day Zero as Aaron Feller
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2006
Happy Feet
Happy Feet as Mumble (voice)
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American Dad!
American Dad! as Ethan (voice)
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2005
Green Street Hooligans
Green Street Hooligans as Matt Buckner
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Everything Is Illuminated
Everything Is Illuminated as Jonathan Safran Foer
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I'm Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust
I'm Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust as Klaus Langer / Dawid Rubinowicz (voice)
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2004
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
King of the Hill
King of the Hill as Jason (voice)
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2002
Try Seventeen
Try Seventeen as Jones
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The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina
The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina as Tom Thumb (voice)
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday as Sean Sullivan
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The Cranberries: The Best Videos 1992-2002
The Cranberries: The Best Videos 1992-2002 as Boy with Hearphones (segment "Ridiculous Thoughts")
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2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2000
Chain of Fools
Chain of Fools as Mikey
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The Bumblebee Flies Anyway
The Bumblebee Flies Anyway as Barney Snow
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1998
Deep Impact
Deep Impact as Leo Biederman
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1997
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney as The Artful Dodger
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The Ice Storm
The Ice Storm as Mikey Carver
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1996
Flipper
Flipper as Sandy Ricks
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1994
The War
The War as Stu Simmons
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North
North as North
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1993
The Adventures of Huck Finn
The Adventures of Huck Finn as Huck Finn
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The Good Son
The Good Son as Mark Evans
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1992
Day-O
Day-O as Day-O
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Forever Young
Forever Young as Nat Cooper
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Radio Flyer
Radio Flyer as Mike
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1991
Paradise
Paradise as Willard Young
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1990
Internal Affairs
Internal Affairs as Sean Stretch
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Avalon
Avalon as Michael Kaye
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2023
The Elephant 6 Recording Co.
2017
78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene
2015
Made in Japan
Made in Japan
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Made in Hollywood
Made in Hollywood
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2013
A Band Called Death
2011
Nightmare Factory
Nightmare Factory
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2010
The Heart Is a Drum Machine
Conan
Conan
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2008
Operation Filmmaker
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2006
Punk'd
Punk'd
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2005
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2004
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
2003
2001
Quest for the Ring
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